Articles related to "Americanism"

With anti-Americanism on the rise across the world, Philippe Roger's American Enemy is a timely inquiry into the historical roots of France's impression of America.

In his recent book, historian Alan McPherson attempts to get at the root of Latin American Anti-Americanism by comparing four countries' experiences with the U.S.

There's a pub owner in Tavistock, England, who watches old B&W American gangster movies in hopes of learning to speak Brooklynese. Here's a primer he might love.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a model of success achieved through unwavering commitment to well-tested marketing guidelines.

Sean is a comedian, rap singer, dancer, storyteller, actor and hip-hop didge player. He uses these gifts to take a lively look at his Aboriginal and Australian identity.

"They hate our freedoms - our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other." - George W. Bush (9/20/2001)

A recent article in the New York Times cited the statistic that 1 in 7 people released from Guantanamo Bay returned to terrorism. The article didn't look at the other 6.

The death of Latin America's most polarizing leader will provide Washington with an opportunity to abandon policies which have fueled mutual animus for decades.

Although an ambitious novel, the story of Alec Thrace never quite grows on the reader.

For most, bitters is nothing more than an off-beat ingredient mentioned in old books or movies. If you fall into that category, you're missing out!

With American ignorance and intolerance once again in his sight lines, Cohen returns with Bruno, the haphazard follow up to the praised and crazed Borat.

Jane Addams was a renowned player in the early Settlement movement in the United States.

Under the Bush Administration, America's image abroad deteriorated nearly every place in the world; Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership is at hand."

The United States must disassociate itself from the Pakistani President without rupturing its relationship with the Pakistani military.

Since Douglas Fairbanks became the first actor to play Robin Hood back in 1922 there have been many many different approaches to the Robin Hood legend.

Russia is actively seeking new partners in the region, and Venezuela is eager to help. However, the United States remains confident in its regional hegemony.

Russia's growing Muslim population is changing the way Russia sees itself and has direct influence on Moscow's foreign policy.

Russia's observer seat at the OIC is a way to increase its influence in the Muslim world and to tip the balance in its favor in its power struggle with the United States.

In 1954 the CIA overthrew the democratically elected president of Guatemala, Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. In doing so, they paved the way for decades of unchecked violence.

A countdown of the Most Important Books in Canadian Literature, from 1984 to 2004, as reported by the Literary Review of Canada

The repression of communists within the U.S. became less enthusiastic at the onset of the Great Depression. The American Communist Party made a comeback as a result.

The Federalist "Roman Doctrine" featuring increased defense spending improving the army & navy were eliminated by Jefferson, leading to poor military preparation in 1812.

Critics said Burger King advertising tested not only the taste of hamburgers but also the good taste boundaries for dealing with other cultures. Were they over sensitive?

The influx of millions of Irish and German Catholics altered notions of Catholicism formed by the presence of a small Catholic minority since the Colonial period.

Nativism, strongest in the American Northeast, affected political realignments during the early and mid 1850s through the American or "Know Nothing" Party.

After championing neutrality since 1914, Woodrow Wilson used propaganda to convince the American public that participation in the war was necessary and moral.

2010 will mark the 50th anniversary of John Updike's emergence as a literary star. What can today's American literary scene learn from a novel like Rabbit, Run?

Transcendentalism represented a religion, philosophy, and way of life equated with Americanism and geared toward the perfectibility of society through reform.